BlueScope is a flat product steel producer with operations in Australia, Asia, New Zealand, North America and Pacific Islands.
The company employs 16,000 personnel. It has its largest operating plant, an integrated steelworks, at Port Kembla, near Wollongong, New South Wales. In October 2011, No.6 Blast furnace, one of two at Port Kembla, was shut down, reducing the plant’s production capacity by 50% after the company decided to exit the export market.